Wan's Ubin Journal

Registration NOW OPEN!  Usher in Hari Raya with our Ubin residents by joining us in our first-ever Hari Raya Crafts Workshop where you get to learn how to weave decorative ribbon ketupats and even make your own DIY Hari Raya Cards! What's more: All the ketupats that you have woven will then be hung at the Public Jetty and along the Main Village for all the Ubin residents and visitors to see and enjoy as we welcome the festive season of Hari Raya onto the island for the first time in recent history! Nowadays it's rare to find Hari Raya cards for sale, but did you know that making Hari Raya cards were one of the kampong's favourite Hari Raya traditions in the past? So what better way to revive one of Ubin's most precious festive traditions by making your very own customisable and unique Hari Raya cards which you can share with your friends, family and neighbours back home? This activity is open to all race and age! All materials will also be provided ...

Hi All! This post will be sharing on the experiences we had on WUJ's 3rd Kampong Clean-Up held last Saturday on March 30th, 2019. Enjoy! It was a very wet day in Singapore, probably the first few mornings of 2019 where lightning were flashing in the wee hours and rain pouring everywhere else in the country. I was a tad bit concerned of course, fearing if the inclement weather would persist and cause a huge hindrance to our cleanup project for the day. But praises be to God, it was not meant to be. In fact, as I scanned through the weather app, believe it or not, only Pulau Ubin remained free from any rain that very day and we were able to conduct our cleanup dry and peacefully, hehe. I was very touched and humbled to see many familiar faces this time round, most of whom were part of our inaugural cleanup last January. They even brought their friends along too and everyone got to make new ones on that day as well. Among those who joined us on that day was a very sp...

Hi All! Joining us for this edition of "Where Have U-Bin?" is someone who have been following Wan's Ubin Journal for quite some time - I realised this because he had been actively liking my pictures and posts on Instagram and Facebook for a long time coming, hehe. So, without further do, let me introduce to Ruizhi! Ruizhi, 27, is currently taking his masters (MA) in History at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Concurrently, he is also running Singapore Stories, an online platform where he offers reflections of Singapore's past as well as shed some light on our local affairs in a very creative and intellectual way! Be sure to follow him in the links below! When asked to recall on his first trip to Ubin, he mentioned that "it was too long to remember", but he fondly recalled "childhood memories of being taken on treks and cycling trips in Ubin" by his parents. His most vivid memories at that time were "eating and drinking nice...

Hi All! In this post, I will be sharing on one of the more meaningful trips to Ubin where I joined residents on March 20th, 2019 on what appears to be a casual Wednesday - but with a breakthrough in my efforts in understanding my family roots and community and a reminder of how blessed I am to be a part of the Malay Ubin community. It's been almost 2 weeks since my last trip to Ubin - all thanks to a new addition to my family, hehe. My eldest brother welcomed his first daughter on Monday, 11th March 2019 and we were just in the midst of 'newborn fever'. And yup, that also means Ubin gets a new descendant in the list of Ubin blood! Anyway, I finally got to Changi Village by 0900hrs and decided to not come empty-handed. I initially wanted to buy the delicious huge $1 curry puffs but the stall had not opened yet so I settled for some fresh bread from the nearby bakery. Upon reaching the ferry terminal, I was honestly expecting a crowd considering that it ...

NParks is part of the Friends of Ubin Network, which includes over 40 interest groups ranging from nature and heritage enthusiasts to villagers and researchers.PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO SINGAPORE (Mar 18, 2019): We thank the public for their feedback (Many rules, fewer visitors, say Pulau Ubin Islanders, Feb 24; NParks need to be more transparent on Ubin; and Myriad rules killing feel of kampung life, both March 4). Since taking over as the central managing agency for Ubin in 2016, the National Parks Board (NParks) has sought to maintain and enhance the island's much-loved rusticity. Our priorities were to ensure the safety of residents and visitors, and protect Ubin's natural and built heritage. And NParks has maintained the status quo, as much as possible. The quarries on Ubin have been fenced off for safety since 1996, after visitors fell into them leading to a drowning. Fishing along the quarries' edges was disallowed for the same reason. Instead, NParks created...